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Study of Oral Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) in IPF Patients

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05195918

Recruitment Status : Recruiting

First Posted : January 19, 2022

Last Update Posted : February 6, 2024

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Collaborators:

University of Michigan

Cornell University

Massachusetts General Hospital

Temple University

University of Washington

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Hal Chapman, University of California, San Francisco

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Recruitment Status :	Recruiting
Estimated Primary Completion Date :	March 31, 2025
Estimated Study Completion Date :	March 31, 2025

Publications of Results:

Chapman HA, Wei Y, Montas G, Leong D, Golden JA, Trinh BN, Wolters PJ, Le Saux CJ, Jones KD, Hills NK, Foster E, Oldham JM, Linderholm AL, Kotak P, Decaris M, Turner S, Song JW. Reversal of TGFbeta1-Driven Profibrotic State in Patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis. N Engl J Med. 2020 Mar 12;382(11):1068-1070. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1915189. No abstract available.

Wei Y, Dong W, Jackson J, Ho TC, Le Saux CJ, Brumwell A, Li X, Klesney-Tait J, Cohen ML, Wolters PJ, Chapman HA. Blocking LOXL2 and TGFbeta1 signalling induces collagen I turnover in precision-cut lung slices derived from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Thorax. 2021 Jul;76(7):729-732. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215745. Epub 2021 Jan 20.

Other Publications:

Wei Y, Kim TJ, Peng DH, Duan D, Gibbons DL, Yamauchi M, Jackson JR, Le Saux CJ, Calhoun C, Peters J, Derynck R, Backes BJ, Chapman HA. Fibroblast-specific inhibition of TGF-beta1 signaling attenuates lung and tumor fibrosis. J Clin Invest. 2017 Oct 2;127(10):3675-3688. doi: 10.1172/JCI94624. Epub 2017 Sep 5.

Raghu G, Brown KK, Collard HR, Cottin V, Gibson KF, Kaner RJ, Lederer DJ, Martinez FJ, Noble PW, Song JW, Wells AU, Whelan TP, Wuyts W, Moreau E, Patterson SD, Smith V, Bayly S, Chien JW, Gong Q, Zhang JJ, O'Riordan TG. Efficacy of simtuzumab versus placebo in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a randomised, double-blind, controlled, phase 2 trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2017 Jan;5(1):22-32. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(16)30421-0. Epub 2016 Dec 7.

Hu J, Webster D, Cao J, Shao A. The safety of green tea and green tea extract consumption in adults - Results of a systematic review. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2018 Jun;95:412-433. doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2018.03.019. Epub 2018 Mar 24.

Isomura T, Suzuki S, Origasa H, Hosono A, Suzuki M, Sawada T, Terao S, Muto Y, Koga T. Liver-related safety assessment of green tea extracts in humans: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2016 Nov;70(11):1221-1229. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2016.78. Epub 2016 May 18. Erratum In: Eur J Clin Nutr. 2016 Nov;70(11):1340.

Lancaster L, Albera C, Bradford WZ, Costabel U, du Bois RM, Fagan EA, Fishman RS, Glaspole I, Glassberg MK, King TE Jr, Lederer DJ, Lin Z, Nathan SD, Pereira CA, Swigris JJ, Valeyre D, Noble PW. Safety of pirfenidone in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: integrated analysis of cumulative data from 5 clinical trials. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2016 Jan 12;3(1):e000105. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2015-000105. eCollection 2016.

Corte T, Bonella F, Crestani B, Demedts MG, Richeldi L, Coeck C, Pelling K, Quaresma M, Lasky JA. Safety, tolerability and appropriate use of nintedanib in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Respir Res. 2015 Sep 24;16:116. doi: 10.1186/s12931-015-0276-5.

Li H, Chang HM, Shi Z, Leung PCK. ID3 mediates the TGF-beta1-induced suppression of matrix metalloproteinase-1 in human granulosa cells. FEBS J. 2019 Nov;286(21):4310-4327. doi: 10.1111/febs.14964. Epub 2019 Jun 28.

Sheppard D. Transforming growth factor beta: a central modulator of pulmonary and airway inflammation and fibrosis. Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2006 Jul;3(5):413-7. doi: 10.1513/pats.200601-008AW.

Principe DR, DeCant B, Mascarinas E, Wayne EA, Diaz AM, Akagi N, Hwang R, Pasche B, Dawson DW, Fang D, Bentrem DJ, Munshi HG, Jung B, Grippo PJ. TGFbeta Signaling in the Pancreatic Tumor Microenvironment Promotes Fibrosis and Immune Evasion to Facilitate Tumorigenesis. Cancer Res. 2016 May 1;76(9):2525-39. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-15-1293. Epub 2016 Mar 15.

Ignotz RA, Massague J. Transforming growth factor-beta stimulates the expression of fibronectin and collagen and their incorporation into the extracellular matrix. J Biol Chem. 1986 Mar 25;261(9):4337-45.

Akhurst RJ, Hata A. Targeting the TGFbeta signalling pathway in disease. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2012 Oct;11(10):790-811. doi: 10.1038/nrd3810. Epub 2012 Sep 24.

Lacouture ME, Morris JC, Lawrence DP, Tan AR, Olencki TE, Shapiro GI, Dezube BJ, Berzofsky JA, Hsu FJ, Guitart J. Cutaneous keratoacanthomas/squamous cell carcinomas associated with neutralization of transforming growth factor beta by the monoclonal antibody fresolimumab (GC1008). Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2015 Apr;64(4):437-46. doi: 10.1007/s00262-015-1653-0. Epub 2015 Jan 13.

Hu GX, Yao ST, Zeng LH, Peng YZ, Zheng J. Effects of hydroxycamptothecin on the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1), tissue inhibitor of MMP-1, and type I collagen in rats with pulmonary fibrosis. Genet Mol Res. 2015 May 4;14(2):4625-32. doi: 10.4238/2015.May.4.21.

Lee MJ, Maliakal P, Chen L, Meng X, Bondoc FY, Prabhu S, Lambert G, Mohr S, Yang CS. Pharmacokinetics of tea catechins after ingestion of green tea and (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate by humans: formation of different metabolites and individual variability. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2002 Oct;11(10 Pt 1):1025-32.

Li M, Krishnaveni MS, Li C, Zhou B, Xing Y, Banfalvi A, Li A, Lombardi V, Akbari O, Borok Z, Minoo P. Epithelium-specific deletion of TGF-beta receptor type II protects mice from bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. J Clin Invest. 2011 Jan;121(1):277-87. doi: 10.1172/JCI42090. Epub 2010 Dec 6.

Mereles D, Hunstein W. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) for clinical trials: more pitfalls than promises? Int J Mol Sci. 2011;12(9):5592-603. doi: 10.3390/ijms12095592. Epub 2011 Aug 31.

Mertens-Talcott SU, Jilma-Stohlawetz P, Rios J, Hingorani L, Derendorf H. Absorption, metabolism, and antioxidant effects of pomegranate (Punica granatum l.) polyphenols after ingestion of a standardized extract in healthy human volunteers. J Agric Food Chem. 2006 Nov 15;54(23):8956-61. doi: 10.1021/jf061674h.

Nagle DG, Ferreira D, Zhou YD. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG): chemical and biomedical perspectives. Phytochemistry. 2006 Sep;67(17):1849-55. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2006.06.020. Epub 2006 Jul 31.

Stoner GD, Sardo C, Apseloff G, Mullet D, Wargo W, Pound V, Singh A, Sanders J, Aziz R, Casto B, Sun X. Pharmacokinetics of anthocyanins and ellagic acid in healthy volunteers fed freeze-dried black raspberries daily for 7 days. J Clin Pharmacol. 2005 Oct;45(10):1153-64. doi: 10.1177/0091270005279636.

Chen Y, Guo H, Terajima M, Banerjee P, Liu X, Yu J, Momin AA, Katayama H, Hanash SM, Burns AR, Fields GB, Yamauchi M, Kurie JM. Lysyl Hydroxylase 2 Is Secreted by Tumor Cells and Can Modify Collagen in the Extracellular Space. J Biol Chem. 2016 Dec 9;291(50):25799-25808. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M116.759803. Epub 2016 Nov 1.

Zhang HM, Zhao L, Li H, Xu H, Chen WW, Tao L. Research progress on the anticarcinogenic actions and mechanisms of ellagic acid. Cancer Biol Med. 2014 Jun;11(2):92-100. doi: 10.7497/j.issn.2095-3941.2014.02.004.

Dostal AM, Samavat H, Bedell S, Torkelson C, Wang R, Swenson K, Le C, Wu AH, Ursin G, Yuan JM, Kurzer MS. The safety of green tea extract supplementation in postmenopausal women at risk for breast cancer: results of the Minnesota Green Tea Trial. Food Chem Toxicol. 2015 Sep;83:26-35. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2015.05.019. Epub 2015 Jun 5.

Oketch-Rabah HA, Roe AL, Rider CV, Bonkovsky HL, Giancaspro GI, Navarro V, Paine MF, Betz JM, Marles RJ, Casper S, Gurley B, Jordan SA, He K, Kapoor MP, Rao TP, Sherker AH, Fontana RJ, Rossi S, Vuppalanchi R, Seeff LB, Stolz A, Ahmad J, Koh C, Serrano J, Low Dog T, Ko R. United States Pharmacopeia (USP) comprehensive review of the hepatotoxicity of green tea extracts. Toxicol Rep. 2020 Feb 15;7:386-402. doi: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2020.02.008. eCollection 2020.

Yu Z, Samavat H, Dostal AM, Wang R, Torkelson CJ, Yang CS, Butler LM, Kensler TW, Wu AH, Kurzer MS, Yuan JM. Effect of Green Tea Supplements on Liver Enzyme Elevation: Results from a Randomized Intervention Study in the United States. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2017 Oct;10(10):571-579. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-17-0160. Epub 2017 Aug 1.

Maher TM, Stowasser S, Nishioka Y, White ES, Cottin V, Noth I, Selman M, Rohr KB, Michael A, Ittrich C, Diefenbach C, Jenkins RG; INMARK trial investigators. Biomarkers of extracellular matrix turnover in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis given nintedanib (INMARK study): a randomised, placebo-controlled study. Lancet Respir Med. 2019 Sep;7(9):771-779. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(19)30255-3. Epub 2019 Jul 17.

Neighbors M, Cabanski CR, Ramalingam TR, Sheng XR, Tew GW, Gu C, Jia G, Peng K, Ray JM, Ley B, Wolters PJ, Collard HR, Arron JR. Prognostic and predictive biomarkers for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis treated with pirfenidone: post-hoc assessment of the CAPACITY and ASCEND trials. Lancet Respir Med. 2018 Aug;6(8):615-626. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30185-1. Epub 2018 Jun 29.